Hi everyone.
Postman arrived with a package from the UK this morning marked as a ‘gift’, and valued at £40. It’s a pair of glasses that I left at my parent’s house.
The UK post office filled in the form for my mum - unfortunately when the post office worker asked the value of the contents of the package my mum plucked a figure out of the sky and said £40.
When our postman arrived this morning told me I had to pay 20 euros before he’d let me have the package.
Looking back on the old threads, am I right in thinking that I’ve been charged a duty/handling fee because the value of the ‘gift’ comes to over 45 euros (works out at 46.80 euros with today’s exchange rate 
)!
Also, our very nice postman gave me an ‘avis de passage’ and took the glasses away because he told me that if I flash the QR code on the avis I can pay a lower duty/handling fee (if done before midnight tonight). He’ll then re-deliver the package next week.
Tried to do what he said and flashed the QR code, but I just get a message saying they will be delivering my package - no option to pay. Any advice on how to pay this lower charge via the QR code?
Thanks